We should try to hire James Franklin...

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ACCJesse

Maybe not realistic, but a change of scenery may help him and he's a lot better than other realistic alternatives that I can think of. I know our latest Penn State hire didn't turn out too well, but Franklin is going to get another chance somewhere. May as well be here. He's a good guy who can recruit and he runs a clean program.

Posted: 10/12/2025 at 10:55 AM ET

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We should try to hire James Franklin... ◄ -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 10:55 AM ET

Please No** -- bburgnative Oct 12, 2025 at 02:17 PM ET

bburgnative • 10/12/25 02:17 PM ET

He's available!** -- HokieJamie Oct 12, 2025 at 02:03 PM ET

HokieJamie • 10/12/25 02:03 PM ET

Franklin would be a good one for Stanford -- OrlandoHokie Oct 12, 2025 at 01:37 PM ET

OrlandoHokie • 10/12/25 01:37 PM ET

Substitute "Virginia Tech" for "Stanford" and you have a winner** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 04:46 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 04:46 PM ET

Simply…..No. Even if his salary ask was $100. -- MontgomeryTexasHokie Oct 12, 2025 at 01:03 PM ET

MontgomeryTexasHokie • 10/12/25 01:03 PM ET

Not going to get if Babcock still there -- RiverVT Oct 12, 2025 at 02:13 PM ET

RiverVT • 10/12/25 02:13 PM ET

Who can we realistically get who is better?** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 01:32 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 01:32 PM ET

We will know soon enough. -- Atlee Hokie Oct 12, 2025 at 05:29 PM ET

Atlee Hokie • 10/12/25 05:29 PM ET

Definitely Not -- ForgeHokie Oct 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM ET

ForgeHokie • 10/12/25 12:58 PM ET

Who can we realistically get that is better?** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 01:32 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 01:32 PM ET

You really should look..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 12:38 PM ET

Tell me more** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 12:55 PM ET

You can look ..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 01:04 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 01:04 PM ET

We'd be lucky to get him... -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 01:30 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 01:30 PM ET

Depends on how..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 01:48 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 01:48 PM ET

Well, -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 04:45 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 04:45 PM ET

We will agree to disagree..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 04:56 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 04:56 PM ET

I guess I wasn't so far off base. You heard from me first.** -- ACCJesse Nov 17, 2025 at 05:33 PM ET

ACCJesse • 11/17/25 05:33 PM ET

Don't break your arm..... -- 2hhoop3 Nov 17, 2025 at 05:41 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 11/17/25 05:41 PM ET

I'm not excited about it now... -- ACCJesse Nov 17, 2025 at 05:49 PM ET

ACCJesse • 11/17/25 05:49 PM ET

So who woould be a better hire? I haven't heard of any.** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 05:01 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 05:01 PM ET

You really can't say who..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 05:10 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 05:10 PM ET

True, neither of our opinions matter, and neither of us know ****... -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 05:26 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 05:26 PM ET

I have no problem engaging...... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 05:34 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 05:34 PM ET

Most of college football must not know as much as you... -- ACCJesse Oct 13, 2025 at 09:42 AM ET

ACCJesse • 10/13/25 09:42 AM ET

Speaking of snarky..... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 13, 2025 at 09:55 AM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/13/25 09:55 AM ET

I don’t find Cignetti as realistic as the others, especially after their…. -- Jackie VT Oct 12, 2025 at 07:08 PM ET

Jackie VT • 10/12/25 07:08 PM ET

I do not disagree.... -- 2hhoop3 Oct 12, 2025 at 08:35 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 10/12/25 08:35 PM ET

Can't imagine fan base wanting to hire "Pry Senior".** -- OlderHokie Oct 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM ET

OlderHokie • 10/12/25 12:33 PM ET

Franklin = Pry -- VT ChemE 1986 Oct 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM ET

VT ChemE 1986 • 10/12/25 12:21 PM ET

LOL ** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 12:55 PM ET

Gold Dust James can't win the Big ones -- Sunsetunderground Oct 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM ET

Sunsetunderground • 10/12/25 10:59 AM ET

I will worry about winning the big ones, after we are in a lot of big ones.** -- Atlee Hokie Nov 17, 2025 at 06:00 PM ET

Atlee Hokie • 11/17/25 06:00 PM ET

How many big ones did Frank win?** -- hokiedad25 Oct 12, 2025 at 03:14 PM ET

hokiedad25 • 10/12/25 03:14 PM ET

We don't play any big games at Virginia Tech right now.** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 11:09 AM ET

They are all big games now. We won’t be a favorite for the rest of the yr. ** -- 97Hokie Oct 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM ET

97Hokie • 10/12/25 11:31 AM ET

Big = meaningful; we don't play any big games** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 11:33 AM ET

Every game from here is meaningful for a bowl game.** -- 97Hokie Oct 12, 2025 at 02:15 PM ET

97Hokie • 10/12/25 02:15 PM ET

Bowl games are no longer relevant.. -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 04:48 PM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 04:48 PM ET

If I remember Beamer had a pretty bad record in big games too and he has a -- 97Hokie Oct 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM ET

97Hokie • 10/12/25 11:04 AM ET

Franklin didnt build Penn State up or make a national championship -- Sunsetunderground Oct 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM ET

Sunsetunderground • 10/12/25 11:12 AM ET

He built Vanderbilt up - did a helluva job** -- ACCJesse Oct 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM ET

ACCJesse • 10/12/25 11:31 AM ET

He made PedU relevant again in college football. This year has been rough -- 97Hokie Oct 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM ET

97Hokie • 10/12/25 11:17 AM ET

We kept signing up to play future national champions when we were ranked... -- EDGEMAN Oct 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 10/12/25 11:11 AM ET

We were good back then -- crazylane Oct 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM ET

crazylane • 10/12/25 11:57 AM ET

One of those is enough :)** -- 40ozDistrict Oct 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM ET

40ozDistrict • 10/12/25 11:09 AM ET